This post is from last week’s Coloradoan column. They didn’t print the whole article I wrote, so am adding it here. Lots of us use a crockpot for slow-cooked dinners, but how many of us use this versatile appliance for low effort breakfasts? Cooking overnight, breakfast greets us with savory aromas, ready to go on…

You know those great skillet breakfasts you love when you eat out on the weekends? They are so easy to do at home, and you can tailor them to your exact preferences. Scramble the eggs or baste them with hot melted butter. Use bacon or sausage. Add cheese or skip it. Add your favorite veggies.…

This crockpot roast is easy to put together before you leave for work in the morning, and will greet you with wonderful aromas when you walk in the door at night. Ingredients: 3-4 lb pork loin 1 tbsp almond oil 1 tsp sea salt freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 cups chicken stock 1…

According to Dr. Sue Decotiis, a diet doctor in New York, there are a number of myths surrounding dieting and weight loss that interfere with our weight loss goals. Her thinking matches that of local nutritionists Kathy Westover and Esther Hanson. Dr. Decotiis finds that:, Slow and steady doesn’t work. She tells us that we only…

Bone broth is not only nutritious, it’s medicinal. I’ve heard it said that 80% of our immune system is in our gut, so it stands to reason that keeping our digestive system healthy and functioning at optimal levels is of primary importance. Not just for protecting us against flu and colds, bone broth provides all-important…

Why I Cook…I just saw this in an ad for Swanson Cooking Stock in the October, 2013 issue of Sunset magazine. They gave 8 reasons why we might cook, and several of them resonate with me. And they gave rise to my most important reason, being that it keeps me healthy. The healthiest food…

A new “toy” in the kitchen. For those of us who avoid wheat for a variety of reasons, the Paderno Spiral Slicer makes pasta shapes out of vegetables, nothing added. I use beets, zucchini, yellow summer squash, onions, carrots, any solid vegetable. The toothed rotating piece holds the vegetable, and pushes it through whichever blade…

The 2013 Farmers’ Markets are up and running, not a moment too soon! The very freshest produce, usually harvested the day before or day of the market, meaning that nutrient content is highest. When produce is harvested for distant markets, to be shipped 1000 miles or even more, it is usually harvested before it is…